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Montech King 65 Pro Review
Montech's King 65 Pro will make fans of aquarium-style PC cases happy customers with its moderate price, solid build quality, and competitive performance.
$89.90
Geometric Future Model 5 Vent Review
Big liquid cooling can fit into a shorter, more traditional mid-tower with Geometric Future's Model 5 Vent, a striking and innovative PC case that also affords great interior visibility.
$149.90
Intel Arc B580 Limited Edition Review
A winner of a budget graphics card, Intel's "Battlemage"-based Arc B580 delivers superb 1080p performance at its $249 price, with very good ray-tracing pep and enough bandwidth to game at even higher resolutions with the right settings.
$309.99
Intel's Battlemage GPUs for Budget Desktops Conjure Up Competitive Value
Intel's new Battlemage generation graphics cards look impressive for the budget-to-midrange category and are coming soon, but intense competition likely isn't far behind.
SilverStone Kublai KL07E Review
A solid value among sound-dampened gaming cases, SilverStone's Kublai KL07E will hush your hot-running components, even as it levies a handful of compromises.
$138.23
Asus ROG Maximus Z890 Hero Review
Asus’ ROG Maximus Z890 Hero is a premium "Arrow Lake" motherboard loaded with features. Given its power-delivery components, wealth of M.2 sockets (three PCIe 5.0!), and host of PC-DIY creature comforts, you’ll have a hard time finding many boards better-equipped.
$408.25
Dell XPS Desktop (8960, 2024) Review
Head of a family full of homework crunchers or hard-core gamers (or both)? Dell's XPS Desktop has a potent and easily upgradable configuration for you.
$2,099.99
Hide Every Last Cable: Build the Ultimate Clean PC With Asus' Back to the Future Platform
Fancy a PC in a glass-sided case? Asus' Back to the Future (BTF) initiative one-ups MSI's Project Zero for cable-free PC builds by incorporating a special graphics card with no power wires. We give it a go.
AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D Review
AMD's Ryzen 7 9800X3D is a champ for low-settings 1080p gaming with a high-end graphics card, but it's pricey and not for every PC gamer.
$479.99
Lenovo Legion Tower 7i Gen 8 (2024) Review
Lenovo’s Legion Tower 7i Gen 8 gaming desktop powers through 4K games in style, rocking an easily upgradable case with slick, customizable RGB lighting.
$2,999.00
The Best Graphics Cards for 1080p Gaming in 2026
Here's how to shop for a right-priced graphics card for playing games on today's best-value monitors—1,920 by 1,080 displays—along with the top-rated GPUs in our testing.
Intel Core Ultra 5 245K Review
The Core Ultra 5 245K is more energy efficient and runs cooler than its predecessor, but its CPU performance is a mixed bag, and its gaming performance disappoints.
$224.83
Unboxing Asus ‘Arrow Lake’ Gear! A First-Look Z890 Motherboard & More
An ROG Z890 Maximus Hero board, an over-the-top Ryujin cooler, and a special new kind of RAM highlight the nuances of Intel's just-launched desktop platform. Take a look.
Intel Core Ultra 9 285K Review
Intel's flagship "Arrow Lake" CPU, the Core Ultra 9 285K, delivers reduced power consumption, dedicated AI silicon, and promising platform improvements. The one big question mark: Its performance is superb in some tasks but subpar in others, though this may improve with software updates.
$499.99
Falcon Northwest Talon (2024, Core Ultra) Review
The legendary Falcon Northwest Talon gaming PC is an enthusiast’s dream machine, now made even better with Intel's first Core Ultra processor for desktops.
Starting at $3723
Asus TUF Gaming X870-Plus WiFi Review
The Asus TUF Gaming X870-Plus WiFi is a worthwhile-value X870 AMD motherboard. It brings native Zen 5 support, new looks, the latest connectivity, and several DIY-friendly and AI features for easier use.
$237.00
Lian Li Lancool 207 Review
An unusual pivoted power-supply mount sets apart the Lancool 207, a Lian Li mid-tower PC case. A low price and a handsome aesthetic bolster its value cred.
$82.99
Gigabyte X870E Aorus Master Review
Gigabyte's flagship X870E Aorus Master is among the pricier AM5 motherboards using AMD's very latest chipset, but its clever layout and creature comforts make it a first-rate ATX pick for high-end AMD PCs.
$440.56
Fractal Design Era 2 Review
A lushly appointed compact gaming case, Fractal Design's Era 2 is an excellent combination of internal design genius and external styling mastery.
$212.92
Asus TUF Gaming GT302 ARGB Review
Asus' TUF Gaming GT302 PC chassis supports the company's Back to the Future (BTF) cable-hiding scheme and offers great cooling, offset by ho-hum noise control in its stock configuration.
$139.99